Aileen Ajootian
Professor of Classics
Phone Number: (662)915-1152
Email: ajootian@olemiss.edu
http://art.olemiss.edu/2012/07/09/dr-aileen-ajootian/

Key Words: Greek and Roman Sculpture, Mythical Iconography, Mediterranean Archaeology.

Research Description: Ajootian’s areas of research interest include Greek and Roman sculpture, the relationship of the ancient viewer to monuments in the landscape, and iconography. She has published primarily on ancient sculpture in American and international journals. Ajootian is currently working on a large Roman architectural sculpture project in Greece at ancient Corinth. This project involves the reconstruction of several sculptural programs and the identification of their original setting, possibly the so-called Captives Façade at Corinth.

Honors Theses:

McCracken, Madeleine (2021) Sir Arthur Evans and the Minoan Myth: The Creation of Ancient Cretan Culture (full text)

Ferris, Taylor (2018) Connecting the Mind and Body in Ancient Greek Medicine (full text)

Coggin, Gabrielle Dianne (2013) "Nuove Esplorazioni In Ognina, Sicily"

Miller, Robert Christopher (2013) "A Pseudo-Panathenaic Amphora by the Nikoxenos Painter" (full text)

Roberts, Forrest Colby (2013) "And Myrrh, Cassia, and Frankincense rode on the Wind" A Detailed Look at the Aromatic and Spice Trade of the Classical Mediterranean" (full text)

Price, Susan Marie (2011) "Why We Weep for Orpheus"

Gregory, Mark Douglas (2009) "Christian society is not yet ready for this: Fyodor Dostoevsky's Christianity" (full text)

Blocker, Christopher Michael (2007) "The Stones and the Bones: Contemporary Issues in Cultural Property" (full text)

Cannada, Kathryn Virginia (2006) Etruscan Fiesole

Carrillo, Heather Ryanne (2006) PUTTING THE PIECES TOGETHER: The mystery surrounding an Attic Pyxis from the University of Mississippi Robinson Collection (full text)

Tadlock, Stephen Kyle (2006) Spears for Hire: The Utilization and Motivations of Greek Mercenaries in the Archaic and Classical Ages.